3 CHEAP HIGH-PERFORMANCE SMARTPHONES

Looking for a high-performance smartphone but low on cash?, here is a review of the top devices which are affordable relative to its top class specifications, supporting on low budget.

These are the top cheap phones your money can buy – even on a budget:

Motorola Moto G4

The Moto G4 is the first time the phone line has adopted a 5.5-inch Full HD display and it's an impressively powerful device as well. Compared to some of the other phones to follow on this list, this is going to give you the best gaming performance below £200, with a very impressive battery life.

This pretty device is an impressive improvement upon older generations of Motorola's most popular handset and it may well be the best phone you can buy on a budget.

Display :

Size – 5.5 inches

Resolution – 1080 x 1920 pixels

Type – IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Colors – Black, White

Body :

Dimension – 153 x 76.6 x 9.8mm

Weight – 155g

SIM – Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Camera :

Rear Camera – 13 MP (f/2.0, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash)

Front Camera – 5 MP (f/2.2, auto-HDR)

Storage & Processor :

Built-in Storage – 16/32GB

Memory Slot – MicroSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

CPU – Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU – Adreno 405

Chipset – Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617

OS – Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

RAM – 2GB

Connectivity & Network :

Wifi – Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth – v4.1, A2DP, LE

USB – microUSB v2.0, USB Host

EDGE – Yes

3G – Yes

4G LTE – Yes

Battery : Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

OnePlus X

OnePlus has created a gorgeous design for its new budget range and it's beautiful to hold. Plus the invite system for the OnePlus X has now been dropped so it's even easier to grab one of these phone.

The OnePlus X is one of the best affordable phones in the world right now and if you're not after a Motorola phone this may be the best choice for you.

The smartphone celebrates a love story of aesthetics and a unique, premium material: zirconia ceramic. Designing technology with ceramics has been attempted – but never before mastered like this.

The OnePlus X is built around a 5" 1080p AMOLED display and has a Snapdragon 801 at its heart coupled with 3GB RAM. The S801 chip might be aging, but it's still quite relevant and would give some eight-core setups a run for their money. The camera department includes a 13MP main snapper with hybrid phase-detection AF and a front 8MP selfie shooter. Check out the complete feature list.

Display :

Size – 5.0 inches

Resolution – 1080 x 1920 pixels

Type – AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Body :

Dimension – 140 x 69 x 6.9 mm

Weight – 138g

SIM – Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Colors – Onyx, Ceramic, Champagne

Camera :

Rear Camera – 13 MP (f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, LED flash)

Front Camera – 8 MP, f/2.4

Storage & Processor :

Built-in Storage – 16GB

Memory slot – microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

CPU – Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400

GPU – Adreno 330

Chipset – Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

OS – Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

RAM – 3GB

Connectivity & Network :

Wifi – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

Bluetooth – v4.0, A2DP

USB – microUSB v2.0

EDGE – Yes

3G – Yes

4G LTE – Yes

Battery :

Non-removable Li-Po 2525 mAh battery.

WileyFox Storm

Wileyfox is the remarkable third device, and is still impressive as it's still its first ever phone called the Storm. Much like OnePlus has done, it blows all the previous competition away.

Here you get an incredible 5.5-inch Full HD display, 32GB of storage and a stunning 20MP camera. Put in an 8MP selfie snapper and it's a very impressive set up considering it costs less than £200.

If you want high-end specs at a cheap price, the Wileyfox Storm may well be the best choice for you.

Here are some specs to make you chase after this phone with a go at your wallet at ease;